# NTSB ATL82FA212: Cessna 182A, N5188D, Louisburg, NC, July 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Coordinates: 36.099594, -78.289756 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0996&lon=-78.2898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA212
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71491/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA212

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - improper transition/upgrade training, company/operator management (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AS BEING UNUSUALLY LONG. THE ACFT NEVER CLIMBED MUCH ABOVE 100-200 FT AGL, & STRUCK TREES 1/2 MI OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THE FLAPS WERE OBSERVED UP DURING TAKEOFF. NORMAL TAKEOFF FLAP SETTING USED BY THE CLUB FOR CARRYING JUMPERS IS 10 DEG. THE ACFT WAS 166 POUNDS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT & THE CG WAS BEYOND THE AFT LIMIT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FT. THE PLT HAD NEVER FLOWN A C-182 OR A CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLER EQUIPPED ACFT PRIOR TO HIS CHECKOUT WITH THE PARACHUTE CLUB THE WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD CARRIED ANY JUMPERS. THE PLT HAD AGREED TO FLY FOR THE CLUB FOR NO COMPENSATION OTHER THAN TO BUILD FLT TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5188D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188D-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 51288, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18251288
- Airframe hours: 3828
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Skydiving, Part 91
- Operator: Franklin County
- Registered owner: Nancy D. Fayard
- Departed: LFN, LOUISBURG, NC
- Destination: LFN, LOUISBURG, NC
- Airport: LFN, Franklin County, runway 5, 2,650 × 20 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 129 total, 3 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 189 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RDU, 25 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820725031639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031639A), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna STC182, Louisburg, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Inexperienced pilot attempted takeoff over gross and with aft CG. Aircraft struck trees after inability to climb.

## Other investigations on N5188D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD76FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ20), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 182 (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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